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as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
a wide-eyed and trusting child
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as in susceptible
readily taken advantage of
the sort of phony UFO "artifacts" that wide-eyed tourists fall for
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Recent Examples of wide-eyed
The move sparked a some wide-eyed responses from the audience.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
When, days later, her son fell sick, Webb claims that Jones reacted with wide-eyed shock and worry.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
This is a youthful, wide-eyed approach to Parker and to the story at large.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Unlike the new black-and-white image, Trump’s first portrait was in color, featuring the First Lady—face airbrushed into oblivion—wide-eyed, smiling with a hint of teeth, her arms crossed to display a massive diamond wedding ring.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
When, days later, her son fell sick, Webb claims that Jones reacted with wide-eyed shock and worry.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
This is a youthful, wide-eyed approach to Parker and to the story at large.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Unlike the new black-and-white image, Trump’s first portrait was in color, featuring the First Lady—face airbrushed into oblivion—wide-eyed, smiling with a hint of teeth, her arms crossed to display a massive diamond wedding ring.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wide-eyed
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But in the transactional world of Trump, Musk, and DOGE, the concept of career civil servants taking lower-paying, apolitical work to serve an intangible greater good is naive at best.—
Adam Chandler,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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The idea sounds simple, even naive: Fix the money, fix the world.—
Bryan Benson,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Active ETFs, which trade in real-time, are also more susceptible to market swings unlike mutual funds which price once a day, Nicholson added.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
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The latest development raises concerns about whether dairy cows may be more susceptible to the bird flu, which would increase the risk of cow-to-human transmission.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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This innocent man spent over three decades behind bars.—
Yash Roy,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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The stalking may just have been a way to bide time and screw up the courage for a dinner invite, but after their meal, Burt’s Outie might not be wholly innocent or trustworthy.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
22 Feb. 2025
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Apart from big technology firms (which are easier to decarbonize), large industrial companies that have engaged in the climate conversation have set mid-century targets.—
Justin Worland,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Pioneer Woman’s Three-Piece Mixing Bowls are durable, versatile, and easy to store.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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Its simple style can be dressed up with your best evening wear or paired with casual outfits to be your next wardrobe staple.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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Yellow is the simplest, and purple is the most difficult.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Their nation now appeared vulnerable and gullible in the eyes of the world—and they’d been cheated out of $7,000.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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But this young man has shown me how others see me now: old, gullible, vulnerable.—
Fabiola Santiago,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wide-eyed. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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